07 July 2015

Hi-Heel Sneakers Addendum

Athletic shoes have an interesting history. For this addendum, however, it will suffice to note that, in the U.S., the running shoes I mentioned in last Friday’s blog post, High-Heel Shoes, would probably have been called sneakers before, oh I don’t know, the 1970s? More to the point, if you were listening to Top 40 radio or to me trying to play guitar in 1964, you probably would have heard Tommy Tucker’s Hi-Heel Sneakers.

When I was preparing the High-Heel Shoes post, I of course wanted to hear that recording. Do you remember the post Positive Reporting Addendum? That featured artists who recorded the pop standard Accentuate the Positive. When it comes to Hi- or High-Heel Sneakers, it seems there weren’t any rock or blues artists who didn’t record the song.